This is a police mug shot of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, taken in Atlanta.

An All-Pro NFL linebacker was charged with fatally stabbing two men near an Atlanta nightclub early yesterday following a Super Bowl party.

Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens was supposed to fly to Hawaii yesterday to play in Sunday's Pro Bowl. Instead, the 24-year-old gridiron star was behind bars last night after being charged in the deadly brawl about 200 yards from Cobalt, a club in Atlanta's tony Buckhead district.

Lewis, who is expected to appear in court today, is the second NFL player to be charged in a murder this year.

Two men were stabbed during a fight that broke out just as the club's "Super Bowl XXXIV Champagne Blowout" was ending about 4 a.m. yesterday, police said.

In December, Lewis was accused of punching a woman in a Baltimore bar and then leaving the scene. He was served a criminal summons.

Lewis often wore a T-shirt with a picture of his best friend and former teammate, Marlin Barnes, a University of Miami linebacker and anti-crime activist who was beaten to death in 1996.

Lewis frequently spoke to youth groups about avoiding drugs and staying out of trouble, according to the Ravens' media guide.

Lewis, from Bartow, Fla., became the second NFL player this month charged with murder. On Jan. 4, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Cherica Adams, who was pregnant with their son. Carruth was released by the Panthers after the charges were filed.